A man named Mohamed ( not his actual name ) was forced into joining the Boko Haram by his own friend. Before Mohamed forcefully joined the Boko Haram he owned a business fixing and selling mobile phones. But once he heard about the Boko Haram entering his village he decided to flee for his life. But his " friend " started to convince Mohamed that the Boko Haram was not harmful and that he should return back to the village to continue his business. Of coarse when Mohamed returned, his friend gave him only two options. Either join the Boko Haram or get killed, Mohamed had no intention of dying so he decided to join. Mohamed told the stories of where they would run through villages and collect women so that they can be used as wife's. They had fought six battles and if they captured men who were part of the vigilante they would kill them. Mohamed feared for his life but even though he didn't agree with their actions he had no choice but to go along with it. He was then set up as a body guard by a commander, Mohamed was in charge of taking care of the commander's wife. he had to keep an eye on her so that she wouldn't run away. Aisha was her name ( not her real name) , Aisha trusted Mohammed she could see that he wasn't into the Boko Haram. She convinced him to try to escape with her, they met up at night various times to plan their steps. But one day the commander caught them together and it seemed as if they were having an affair, so they were tied up . Luckily they both were able to free themselves and escape, on the way they found this little boy by himself and they decided to take him with them. Aisha had seen the boy before but she didn't know what had happened to his parents. All three of them surrendered to the authorities, and Mohamed said that they have been treating them very good since they have surrendered. Now it is up to the authorities if this new family of three can stay together or not.
Article : http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41388569
